1. (noun) nickname, pet name, moniker.
I whānau mai a Wiremu Te Ranga Poutapu, ko tōna ingoa kārangaranga ko Piri, ki Maungatautari i Waikato i te 8 o Hune 1905 (TTR 1998:142). / Wiremu Te Ranga Poutapu, known as Piri (Bill), was born in Maungatautari, Waikato,on 8 June 1905.
See also kārangaranga
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
